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# Connected Cars Take Center Stage at CES

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## Video: Connected Cars Take Center Stage at CES

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## Transcript

[ MUSIC ] We're seeing a lot of pretty crazy concept cars. Cars be unveiled the CES. Like the one that Mercedes unveiled on Monday. And while those technologies might seem pretty outlandish, they're finding their way into cars on the market today. [ MUSIC ] One of the biggest car makers showing off automated and driverless technology is BMW. Which is showing off its i3 all electric car. Now, this car can sync your tablet, your Smartphone, even your Smart Watch. You could be standing at the end of your. Driveway and get a smart watch app. And the car will pull out of your garage and pick you up again in your driveway.

It's got a lot of really cool features and it's basically the epitome of a connected car. But BMW isn't the only major player in this space. There's a bunch of other car companies trying to get at this too. We're going to go take a look at a few of those. [ NOISE ] One of the biggest contenders. Some of those connected car spaces. Ford, which is advertising it's linked up version sync, called sync 3. That's the, Ford's in car infotainment system will be included on models like this Ford Focus. What sync 3 does compared to previous models of sync for its in car infotainment system is it better understands human speech and it's more responsive to touch making it feel like using a smart phone or tablet that you use every day.

What all the car makers are talking about in terms of smarter cars is really driver safety. Audi's big claim to fame this year was driving a driverless car. From San Francisco to Las Vegas in time for the show. Now you probably won't be able to buy a totally driverless car anytime soon, but that car is testing technology that will wind up in vehicles that are on the line today. Cars like this Audi behind me have technology like blind spot assist that pick up when cars are in your blind spot making it easier and safer to change lanes [ NOISE ] So that's pretty much it for CES 2015. We've seen a lot of really interesting stuff, especially in automotive technology.

Maybe this will bring us one step closer to that day when autonomous cars are fully all over the road.

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